List of shipwrecks in March 1847

The list of shipwrecks in March 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1847.

1 March

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| ship=Argyle

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Tralee, County Kerry.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=5 March 1847 |issue=7042}}

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2 March

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| ship=Anna Maria

| flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

| desc=The brigantine was driven ashore at Cádiz.

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| ship=Carmen

| flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

| desc=The polacca was driven ashore between "Puerto Piojo" and Seville.

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| ship=Ocean

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.

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| ship=Peliano

| flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

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| ship={{HMS|Thunderbolt|1842|6}}

| flag={{navy|UK}}

| desc=The {{Sclass|Driver|sloop}} was wrecked at Cape Recife, Cape Colony.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=20 April 1847 |page=8 |issue=19528 |column=E}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2184 |title=Thunderbolt |publisher=William Loney |access-date=29 July 2018}}

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3 March

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| ship=Amelia

| flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 5 March.

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| ship=Chance

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to South Shields.

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| ship=Governor Harvey

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

| desc=The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Alicante, Spain.

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| ship=Joven Claudio

| flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

| desc=The lugger was driven ashore at "Puerto Piojo". She was refloated.

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| ship=Mary Ann Mitchell

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Belle ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Mary Ann Mitchell was on a voyage from Waterford to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.

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4 March

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| ship=Albert

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore {{convert|8|nmi|km}} east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France.

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| ship=Ark

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.

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| ship=Jack o{{'}}Lantern

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=16 June 1847 |issue=22941}}

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| ship=Jupiter

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands.

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5 March

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| ship=Sally

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground at Faversham, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Faversham.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=8 March 1847 |issue=7044}}

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| ship=Octavie

| flag={{flag|Belgium}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked near Mogadore, Morocco.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=14 May 1847 |issue=4621}}

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| ship=William

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was beached at Santa Eugènia, Mallorca, Spain.

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| ship=Zampa

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The brig ran aground on the Punta Reef, off the coast of Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated.

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6 March

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| ship=Cora

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Vermont ({{flag|United States|1846}}. Cora was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.

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| ship=Isaac

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} Cape Colony

| desc=The sloop was wrecked in Struys Bay.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=27 May 1847 |page=8 |issue=19560 |column=E}}

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| ship=Mary Ann

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} Saint Lucia

| desc=The schooner was wrecked in Caville Bay.

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7 March

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| ship=Ann

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=10 March 1847 |issue=24142}} She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Sheerness, Kent.

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| ship=Betsy

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore {{convert|2|nmi|km}} south of Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.

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| ship=Kennebec

| flag={{flag|United States|1946}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=26 March 1847 |issue=22872 |page=8}}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=29 March 1847 |issue=19662}}

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| ship=Louise

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The brig was wrecked near Cherchel, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.

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| ship=Sarah

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Five crew were rescued by Cambridge ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Sarah was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom.

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| ship=Vrouw Johanna

| flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=12 March 1847 |issue=1871}}

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8 March

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| ship=Ann

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and beached at Sheerness, Kent.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=13 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19496 |column=E}}

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| ship=China

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was damaged by fire at St. Katherine's Dock, London.

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| ship=Sarah

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.

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| ship=Zaddora

| flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

| desc=The brig was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=9 April 1847 |issue=24168}}

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9 March

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| ship=Butten

| flag={{flag|Kingdom of Hanover|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Løkken, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated on 2 April.

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| ship=Chanticleer

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was lost near the Bird Rock, off Crooked Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

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| ship=Earl of Durham

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore in Cockle Bay, Saint Kitts.

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| ship=Genius

| flag={{flag|Denmark}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Karlebo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Denmark to Greenland.

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| ship=Ingeborg Marie Jensen

| flag={{flag|Denmark}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at "Horu". she was on a voyage from Svendborg to London.

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| ship=Johan, or Johanne

| flag={{flag|Denmark}}

| desc=The sloop was wrecked on the east coast of Læsø. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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| ship=Thekla

| flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

| desc=The koff was driven ashore near Karlebo. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen She was refloated and taken in to Grenaa.

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10 March

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| ship=Cumberland

| flag={{flag|United States|1844}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on Cayo Brelon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cienfuegos, Cuba.

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| ship=Eugenia

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to London. She was refloated on 13 March and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=16 March 1847 |issue=22863 |page=1}}

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| ship=Flora

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was in collision with Two Brothers ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) in the North Sea and was damaged. She was beached the next day at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Leith, Lothian.

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| ship=Henry and Sarah

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and sank near Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=15 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19497 |column=E}}

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| ship=Lamartine

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was lost off Aitutaki, Cook Islands.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=13 January 1848 |page=7 |issue=19758 |column=F}}

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| ship=Madras

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by Liverpool ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Madras was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=2 April 1847 |issue=3245}}

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| ship=Perseverance

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Foreland. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=13 March 1847 |issue=22861 |page=8}}{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=13 March 1847 |issue=7049}} She was refloated on 15 March but capsized on the Sandwich Flats.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=16 March 1847 |issue=7051}} Perseverance was subsequently righted and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, where she was condemned.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=18 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19500 |column=E}}

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| ship=Sovereign

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}}New South Wales

| desc=The steamship was wrecked at Amity Point with the loss of 44 of the 54 people on board. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Sydney.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Dreadful Wreck of a Steamer in Australia |date=24 July 1847 |pages=8-9 |issue=19610 |column=E-F, A}}

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| ship=Trial

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Henry Volant ({{flag|United States|1846}}). Trial was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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11 March

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| ship=Agenoria

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage.

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| ship=Arthur

| flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

| desc=The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Cummin". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London.

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| ship=Jessie

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship, a brig or schooner, foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland during a squall with the loss of all hands, at least four lives. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=18 March 1847 |issue=19659}}

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| ship=Jessie Alexander

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Oat Car Rock, off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

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| ship=Lady Ross

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was in collision with the schooner Rose ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} and foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Sunderland, County Durham to Littleferry, Sutherland.

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| ship=Latona

| flag=22px Stettin

| desc=The ship was driven ashore near Warnemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham. She had become a wreck by 18 March.

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| ship=Nautilus

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was in collision with the clipper Dee and sank off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Aberdeen.

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11 March

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| ship=Eugene

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to an Irish port.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=13 May 1847 |issue=19675}}

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12 March

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| ship=Catherine

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The barque ran aground on the Coloradoes. She was refloated but consequently foundered off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Date also reported as 20 March.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=6 May 1847 |issue=19673}}{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=7 May 1847 |issue=4619}}

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| ship=Eliza Keith

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=15 March 1847 |issue=19658}}

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| ship=Tamar

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner was in collision with the brig Millhall ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Millhall. Tamar was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.

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13 March

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| ship=Commerce

| flag={{flag|Russian Empire}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Pillau.

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| ship=George and Ann

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.{{Cite news |title=Marine Intelligence |newspaper=The Newcastle Courant etc |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |date=19 March 1847 |issue=8989}}

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| ship=Manly

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The barque was wrecked on the Mantaiaer Shoal, in Spanish East Indies waters. She was on a voyage from Lombok, Netherlands East Indies to China.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=25 May 1847 |issue=24206}}

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14 March

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| ship=Angerona

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.

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| ship=Magnet

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner struck the Newholm Rock, off the Orkney Islands and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stromness, Orkney Islands.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=20 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19504 |column=D}}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=22 March 1847 |issue=19660}}

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| ship=Quatre Frères

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on Great Heneagua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.

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15 March

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| ship=Amici

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to the River Tees.

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| ship=Mary Eleanor

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|44|14|N|28|10|W}}). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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| ship=Montgomery

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Struys Bay. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=14 May 1847 |page=8 |issue=19549 |column=F}}

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16 March

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| ship=Dublin

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{Cite news |title=Weekly Summary of Maritime Casualties |newspaper=Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper |location=London |date=4 April 1847 |issue=228}}

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| ship=Fishburn

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and broke her back in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated.

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| ship=Gilbert Henderson

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.

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| ship=Racer

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued by Azores Packet ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Racer was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Penzance, Cornwall.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=18 March 1847 |issue=7053}}

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| ship=Schiller

| flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and capsized in the Köhlbrand. She was on a voyage from Harburg to London, United Kingdom. She was declared a total loss.

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17 March

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| ship=Affiance, or Defiance

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship struck the Runnel Stone and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Eda ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Affiance was on a voyage from London to Galway.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=20 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19502 |column=E}}{{Cite news |title=Shipwreck |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=22 March 1847 |issue=7056}}

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| ship=London

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=20 March 1847 |issue=7055}}

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| ship=Mason

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore near Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana. She was later refloated and taken in to Havana for repairs.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=19 April 1847 |page=8 |issue=19527 |column=D-E}}{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=London |date=19 April 1847 |issue=4614}}

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| ship=New Model

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Cork, United Kingdom.

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| ship=Princess Royal

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked at Cranberry Head, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

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| ship=Tigre

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Punta Reef, off Havana. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Havana. She was refloated and taken in to Havana for repairs.

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19 March

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| ship=Charles

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Auricula ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Charles was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=22 April 1847 |page=8 |issue=19530 |column=E-F}}{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=the Standard |location=London |date=24 April 1847 |issue=7085}}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=26 April 1847 |issue=19670}}

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| ship=Stag

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was beached at the Chameleon Fort, Galway. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Galway.

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| ship=William Caldwell

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

| desc=The schooner was wrecked on the Ragged Islands. All on board were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=28 April 1847 |issue=22900}}

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18 March

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| ship=Matilda

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom.

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| ship=Otteren

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to St. Ubes. She was refloated.

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19 March

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| ship=Mare

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was destroyed by fire in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=6 May 1847 |issue=22907 |page=8}}

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20 March

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| ship=Agility
{{HMS|Blenheim|1813|6}}

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
{{navy|UK}}

| desc=The {{Sclass|Vengeur|ship of the line}} HMS Blenheim was in collision with the brig Cactus ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} in the River Thames and was driven ashore on the Essex bank. {{HMS|Monkey|tug|6}} ({{navy|UK}}) attempted to refloat HMS Blenheim but the two vessels collided and HMS Blenheim was driven into the brig Agility which was severely damaged. HMS Monkey assisted in beaching Agility on the Essex bank. HMS Blenheim was subsequently refloated and taken in to Woolwich, Kent.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval Intelligence |date=23 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19504 |column=C}}

}}

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| ship=Caspian

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Levant ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Caspian was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=8 May 1847 |page=8 |issue=19544 |column=E}}

}}

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| ship=Halifax

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore in Ardbear Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cork.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=24 March 1847 |issue=22870}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Minerva

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=22 March 1847 |issue=7056}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Premier

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London. She was refloated and taken in to New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Princess Alice

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated and taken in to Howth. She was refloated on 31 March and taken in to Dublin for repairs.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=5 April 1847 |page=8 |issue=19515 |column=F}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Susannah Ann

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner was wrecked in the Cook Strait at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=31 August 1847 |issue=7195}}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=London |date=4 October 1847 |issue=19716}}

}}

21 March

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| ship=Thomas

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Skibbereen, County Cork. She was on a voyage from London to Westport, County Mayo.

}}

22 March

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| ship=Cactus

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked at Truro, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cork.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Vermont

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked {{convert|30|nmi|km}} north of Alvarado, Mexico. Her crew survived. They were taken prisoner by the Mexicans but were later released.{{Cite news |title=United States and Mexico |newspaper=Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser |location=Dublin |date=15 May 1847}}

}}

23 March

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| ship=Buteshire

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on Diamond Point, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=London |date=12 April 1847 |issue=4612}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Demerara

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The abandoned brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=15 April 1847 |issue=19667}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Favourite

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at the "Giant's Stairs", County Cork.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=29 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19509 |column=E}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Three Brothers

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=26 March 1847 |issue=7060}} She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to a French port.

}}

24 March

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| ship=Amicitia

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=5 April 1847 |issue=24164}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Concord

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Quebec ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Concord was on a voyage from Porto Caballo, Venezuela to Liverpool, Lancashire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Elizabeth

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=27 March 1847 |issue=22873 |pages=7–8}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Helen Scott

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore in Roche's Bay, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She had been refloated by 6 April and taken in to Cork.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=31 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19511 |column=E-F}}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=12 April 1847 |issue=19666}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Ketty

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship foundered east of the Scalp. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portree, Isle of Skye to Lochgilphead, Argyllshire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Sarah Adams

| flag={{flag|United States|1847}}

| desc=The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for an Irish port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{Cite news |title=Weekly Summary of Maritime Casualties |newspaper=Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper |location=London |date=5 September 1847 |issue=250}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Spec

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Ugland

| flag={{flag|Norway|1844}}

| desc=The sloop ran aground and sank off Copenhagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimstad to Copenhagen.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=9 April 1847 |issue=3246}}

}}

25 March

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Harriet Burnett

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground off Mistley, Essex.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Katharina

| flag={{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

| desc=The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=19 April 1847 |issue=19668}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Maria

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner struck the Bo Nap Rock, capsized and sank. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Oban, Argyllshire.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=1 April 1847 |issue=19663}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Meanwell

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on a reef off "Siluria". She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Heraklia, Greece.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=14 April 1847 |issue=22888}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Triton

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Vindicator

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{Cite news |title=Weekly Summary of Maritime Casualties |newspaper=Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper |location=London |date=1 August 1847 |issue=245}}

}}

26 March

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Eliza Scotland

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=France

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Swan Point, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to London.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=John Marshall

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore near Chester, Pennsylvania. She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Mary and Eliza

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked in Oysterhaven with the loss of all hands.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Mary Ann

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI }} British North America

| desc=The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Mary Ann

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The schooner sank at New York.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Monongahela

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia. She was refloated on 28 March.

}}

27 March

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=France

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore south of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=16 April 1847 |issue=7078}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Nordhuset

| flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 31 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

}}

28 March

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Monica

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Warkworth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Warkworth to London.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=2 April 1847 |issue=24162}}{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=5 April 1847 |issue=4610}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Shamrock

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 1 April and taken in to South Shields.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=6 April 1847 |page=8 |issue=19516 |column=D-E}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Whitehaven

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Cardiff, Glamorgan.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=1 April 1847 |issue=24161}} She was refloated on 30 March and taken in to Cardigan.

}}

29 March

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Commerce

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked.{{Cite news |title=Weekly Summary of Maritime Casualties |newspaper=Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper |location=London |date=18 April 1847 |issue=230}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Consort

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned off the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=27 April 1847 |issue=22899 |page=7}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Friends

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Herald

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Rugia

| flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=7 April 1847 |issue=24166}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=William and Henry

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Aberdeen Journal |location=Aberdeen |date=7 April 1847 |issue=5178}}

}}

30 March

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| ship=Admiral Rodney

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner ran aground on the North Gar Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Defiance

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was destroyed by fire at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Diploma

| flag={{flag|United States|1846}}

| desc=The brig was destroyed by fire at Boston, Massachusetts.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=26 April 1847 |issue=24182}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Emma

| flag={{flag|Denmark}}

| desc=The brig was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Geerdina

| flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

| desc=The ship ran aground at Hamburg.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=James Gibson

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Johannes

| flag={{flag|Denmark}}

| desc=The ship departed from Helsingør for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=25 June 1847 |page=8 |issue=19585 |column=F}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Joven Esegnio

| flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore at Adra.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Marie

| flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Antwerp, Belgium.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Zephyr

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground at Savanilla, Republic of New Granada.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=17 May 1847 |page=8 |issue=19551 |column=E}}

}}

31 March

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Josephine

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=13 April 1847 |page=8 |issue=19522 |column=D-E}}

}}

Unknown date

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Bristol

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The barque was abandoned at sea. She was towed in to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France on 6 March.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Carl Johann

| flag=Flag unknown

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Tromsal". She was on a voyage from Tromsal to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Fiume

| flag=22px Austrian Empire

| desc=The ship was wrecked at Eupatoria, Russia before 5 March.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Gloria

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Harriet Emma

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 17 March.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Jeune Elise

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was destroyed by fire on the coast of Portugal before 8 March. Her crew were rescued by Mercury ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=12 March 1847 |issue=19495 |column=E}}{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=12 March 1847 |issue=22860 |page=8}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Jeune Nancy

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The barque was wrecked at Arrest, Somme before 22 March with the loss of thirteen of the eighteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.{{Cite news |title=Royan, March 22. |newspaper=Daily News |location=London |date=1 April 1847 |issue=262}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Lively

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Lord Wellington

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States before 12 March. She was refloated.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Medusa

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals, in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to China.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=26 May 1847 |page=7 |issue=19559 |column=D}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Montague

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner capsized off the Cape Colony before 29 March.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=3 June 1847 |issue=19681}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Morbihan

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked at "Abrevack" before 21 March.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Nightingale

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 9 March and resumed her voyage.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Nymph

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 March.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=1 June 1847 |issue=22928 |page=7}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Petit Nancy

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked Pointe de Coubre and "Terre Negre", Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Picard

| flag={{flag|France}}

| desc=The ship was damaged at Calcutta, India before 15 March. She was consequently condemned.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Racer

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Penzance, Cornwall.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=19 March 1847 |page=8 |issue=19501 |column=D-E}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Ripson

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne.{{cite book |title=The Salvagers |first=Hervey |last=Benham |author-link=Hervey Benham |pages=180–81 |publisher=Essex County Newspapers Ltd |location=Colchester |year=1980 |isbn=0-09-509442-3}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Rose

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ballina, County Mayo. She was refloated on 31 March.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury etc |location=Liverpool |date=6 April 1847 |issue=1875}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=St. Cloud

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to a European port.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=St. Lawrence

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora before 13 March. She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Sussannah Ann

| flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} New Zealand

| desc=The schooner was wrecked on rocks near the mouth of Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. All hands were saved.Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp.45-46.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Three Brothers

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo, Portugal to Cork. She was taken in to Broadhaven Bay on 18 March.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Triton

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 March. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to New York, United States.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

| ship=Yalmar

| flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

| desc=The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea before 13 March. She was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent on 14 March.

}}

References

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